It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

Dog bites dog, a mouth full of hair.

Lu Yuan would definitely be happy to see the Japanese Shen Ling start a war.

Abe Shigeji asked him whether he would join the war, but he smiled and did not answer.

It is better to do less if there is no benefit.

Following instructions from Tokugawa Iemitsu, Abe Shigetsugu put forward conditions.

"If Your Majesty can help us in the war, Japan is willing to pay 200,000 taels for the military expenses."

Perhaps some of you will ask, two cargo ships cost 80,000 taels,

Wouldn't it be a loss to spend 20 taels to win over China?

Some things need to be looked at in the long term.

There are two ships today, what if there is another robbery in the future?
It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one, so as to destroy the Beiyang Fleet once and for all.

What's more, the money spent can be recovered from Shen Ling.

Lu Yuan shook his head and said:
"We are all brothers in this world. If there is any problem, we can sit down and talk. Peace is the most precious thing!"

Abe sighed again:

"Your Majesty is wise! My Lord also wants to have a good talk...

But the Beiyang were so arrogant that they ignored etiquette.

"Kicking our envoy out is intolerable!"

"Well……"

Lu Yuan nodded to show his understanding.

Abe Shigeji asked again:
"Since Your Majesty values ​​peace, may I ask you to consider

If we come into conflict with the Beiyang government, will you not help either side? "

Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

"As long as it does not infringe upon our interests, we will not interfere."

At this time, Abe Shigeji suddenly bowed 90 degrees.

"I have one last request! Please show mercy, Your Majesty!"

Lu Yuan asked curiously: "Messenger Abe,
Let's talk it over nicely. As long as it's reasonable, I will agree to it."

After Abe Shigeci stood up, tears streamed down his face.

"Your Majesty, our country has more than 3,000 sailors who have been staying in China for many days.
They are all the pillars of their families. Tens of thousands of orphans and widows look forward to family reunion day and night.

If you can show mercy and release him this time, our country will be grateful to you for generations to come!"

Lu Yuan reacted immediately.

The 3000 sailors that Abe Shigeji mentioned are the Japanese naval officers and soldiers who assisted Gao Jianwu last time.

Half a year ago, Zhang Hongli took them as a token of his allegiance in order to escape.

Now we are going to go to war with the Beiyang Navy. These people are elite naval forces and can increase Japan's combat power by 20%.

Of course, Abe Shigeji asked for it in the name of family reunion.

Lu Yuan thought about it and decided to let them go back.

The Beiyang Fleet is very powerful. Only if it gives Japan a little confidence can they fight.

Lu Yuan immediately showed a "sad" expression, nodded and said:
"Alas, it is not easy for an orphan and a widow...

In this case, Envoy Abe will go and ask, and if there are those who are willing, there is no harm in returning to take a look. "

Abe Shigeji was overjoyed.

A series of flattery came up, free of charge.

When the meeting was over, Lu Yuan got into the punk car and drove away with a "puff puff".

Abe Shigetsugu didn't dare to delay, fearing that the night would be long and full of troubles.

Immediately, accompanied by officials from the Honglu Temple, he arrived at the Japanese camp.

When they were captured, Lu Yuan sentenced them to one to three years of hard labor.

They mainly do physical work such as road construction, shipbuilding, sanitation, mining, steelmaking, forging, etc.

The Japanese are one of the most disciplined groups.

The 3000 sailors all performed their hard labor obediently and did a good job.

Of course, Lu Yuan's treatment was also quite good.

Not only were they provided with three meals a day and two seasons of clothing, they were also allowed to build work sheds and dormitories.

In short, apart from not getting paid and having to report to work on time, these prisoners were no different from ordinary workers.

When they arrived at the prisoner-of-war camp, the officials from the Honglu Temple spoke frankly.

“For those who are willing to go back and visit, we will grant one month’s home visit leave.

If you don’t return within the deadline, we will go to your country to arrest you.”

Abe Shigeji was stunned and said that the king had agreed to release the sailors...

The official from the Honglu Temple smiled slightly:
"If Ambassador Abe is not happy with this condition, we can discuss it again."

Abe Shigeji understood that Lu Yuan wanted them to start the war within a month.

Although he knew that China was "sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight", he had no choice.

No matter what, Tokugawa Iemitsu's mission must be accomplished.

Abe Shigetsugu was the first to find the officers and ordered them to persuade the sailors to return home to join the war.

Although I knew that I was returning to my country to fight,
Most of the Japanese prisoners still hope to return home.

According to statistics, more than 2,900 people have applied for "family visit leave".

The prisoner camp management was very prompt and processed leave procedures for everyone.

Abe Shigetsugu immediately rented eight large ships and returned home with the captives early the next morning.

When boarding the ship, the prisoner camp administration,

They actually gave each prisoner a uniform "souvenir".

A bag of candy, a bag of steamed buns, and a yard of cotton cloth.

The reason is very simple:
The grace bestowed by the King of China is brought to the elderly and children in the family.

Not only were the captives flattered, even the Japanese delegation was amazed.

The King of China truly does things beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Abe Shigetsugu was very satisfied with the results of the mission.
Although they failed to obtain sponsorship, bringing back three thousand elite soldiers would definitely greatly increase their combat effectiveness.

In the battle against Beiyang, victory is assured!

After returning to Edo, Abe Shigetsugu ordered the captured officers and soldiers to return home first.

Three days later, they returned to the barracks and prepared for battle.

"If you are loyal to the general, you will die with honor. If you shrink from the battle, your whole family will be reduced to slaves!"

All the captives scattered and headed home.

Among the crowd of people leaving in a hurry, Ichiro Umekawa seemed to be worried.

Leaving the port and the city, the crowd gradually thinned out.

Walking along the country road, you will see rice stalks growing in the fields covered with ice and snow.

The scenery along the way has not changed much from when I left home half a year ago.

In the winter, farmers stay in their low-rise homes almost all day long.

It's nothing like the bustling and lively city of Incheon.

The people of China have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, and women, the elderly and children are all busy working.

Speaking of which, no one will believe it, but many young people go to Jeju Island to work and earn money.

I heard that some people can earn two hundred coins a day!
If you work for a year, you will definitely become rich!
As I was thinking and walking, I arrived at the entrance of my village unknowingly.

Hey, Uncle Kameda is coming towards us, and Ichiro Umekawa greets him happily.

"Uncle Kameda!"

Kameda, who was carrying a hatchet on his back, was stunned, and it took him a while to remember the young man in front of him.

"Hey, it's Ichiro! You, you're still alive?"

Umekawa Ichiro nodded excitedly:

“I was captured by the Chinese Army, but I didn’t die!
The general sent Lord Abe to bring us back, as we will have to fight again in a few days!
Um, is my family okay?"

There was a hint of embarrassment in Kameda's eyes, and he said vaguely:

"It's okay, it's okay, the weather is too cold, I'll go chop some firewood..."

After that, he left in a hurry.

Ichiro Umekawa looked at Uncle Kameda's back suspiciously, and felt that something was wrong.
After a while, he ran towards his home.

Seeing the familiar low bamboo and thatched house, Umekawa Ichiro shouted:
"Mom! Yukiko! Taro... I'm back!"

A cry of "Ah!" was heard from inside the thatched hut!
"Ichi...Ichiro?"

Then there was a rustling sound.

Ichiro Umekawa pushed open the half-open gate and stepped into the yard.

Just as he lowered his head and was about to enter the house, an old man in tattered clothes came out of the house.

The old man smiled and said, "Ichiro is really back. Good! Good news!"

Umekawa Ichiro shouted in surprise: "Murataka...what are you doing..."

As the old man walked away, he said, "Come and visit me. Come and sit at my house when you have time... Now I am leaving!"

When he smelled the scent of perfume on him, Ichiro Umekawa's heart trembled and he immediately ran to the inner room.

On the tatami, the bedding was in a mess.
His wife, Yukiko, with disheveled hair and a panicked look, was frantically tying her belt.

Ichiro Umekawa was struck by lightning!
Only then did he understand the strange look in Uncle Kameda's eyes.

The hatred of killing one's father and stealing one's wife is something that no man can tolerate. He left the small package behind and rushed into the kitchen.
He grabbed the kitchen knife from the chopping board and was about to go out and kill the old man Gao from the village.

Unexpectedly, Yukiko came out from the inner room.
She hugged Umekawa Ichiro's legs from behind and started crying.

"Ichiro! Don't... don't go... wuwu...

Ichiro, you must not go... wuwuwu..."

Umekawa Ichiro was so angry that he roared, "I must kill him!"

But Yukiko kept hugging his legs and begging.

"Ichiro, listen to me, don't go...

Murakao is powerful, you will definitely die if you go there..."

Muraka is the lord's lackey.

In rural Japan, he is the head of the village and is no different from a local emperor.

Yukiko continued to persuade:

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"Ichiro, if not for yourself, you should also consider Taro..."

Umekawa Ichiro suddenly came to his senses and shouted, "Where's Taro?"

His son Taro Umekawa is 7 years old and very smart.

Yukiko said sadly:
"Taro is at Muraka's house feeding pigs and cows... He will be back in the evening..."

Ichiro Umekawa gnashed his teeth in anger.

Making his son work like a slave and occupying his wife is simply not a human being!

However, he still remembered, where is my mother?
"Where's mother?"

Yukiko burst into tears:
"Ichiro... they all said you died in battle...

My mother was so sad that she fell ill...

I borrowed money from the village head to buy medicine, but my mother still passed away... wuwu..."

Like a deflated ball,

Ichiro Umekawa slumped to the ground, and the kitchen knife fell to the ground.

Yukiko threw herself on her husband's back and hugged him.

She cried as she recounted what had happened at home over the past six months.

There are thousands of unhappy families, but the main features are all very similar.

poverty!
Especially during the Warring States Period in Japan when information was not well developed.

The Japanese navy that came to aid Goryeo was completely destroyed. The shogunate knew the inside story.

However, Goryeo was quickly pacified at that time, and the North's naval armaments were too strong.
After discussing with his six confidants, Tokugawa Iemitsu was not sure of defeating the Northern Navy, so he kept it a secret.

For a time, rumors spread and misinformation spread.
When they arrived in the countryside, they became naval officers and soldiers heading to Goryeo, and all of them died for their country.

As bad as it gets, Umekawa Ichiro's mother was too sad.

He became depressed and died within a few months.

In order to save her mother-in-law, Yukiko had to borrow money from Murakami.

How can poor people have the capital to borrow?

So, Murataka took the opportunity to coerce and possess Yukiko.

At that time, Yukiko had to take care of her mother-in-law.
She had to take care of her son, and she also believed the news of her husband's death.

In order to survive for his family, he had no choice but to submit to Murakami.

Ichiro Umekawa was filled with regret and burst into tears.

But, it has happened, there is no use regretting it.

The village leader has money and connections, so I definitely can’t win against him.

As night fell, Taro Umekawa returned home and saw his father. He rushed up to him with joy.

"Dad! You're not dead! Mom, Dad is not dead!"

Ichiro Umekawa hugged his son, speechless.

Yukiko handed her son a bowl of wild vegetable rice porridge: "Taro, eat quickly!"

Umekawa Taro immediately raised the broken bowl and said to his father, "Dad, eat!"

Ichiro Umekawa hugged his son and was so moved that tears filled his eyes.

In front of him, my heart was always empty.
It was not until I hugged my son that I felt my body warm again.

From now on, everything is for my son!

Suddenly, he wiped away his tears.
He took his package and pulled out the "souvenir" given by the King of China.

"Taro, Daddy brought you some steamed buns! Eat them!"

Umekawa Taro exclaimed in surprise: "White flour buns!"

There were four steamed buns in a bag. In the middle of winter, they had already frozen hard.

Umekawa Ichiro smiled with tears in his eyes,

Break the steamed buns into pieces and soak them in the rice paste.

After his son finished his meal, Umekawa Ichiro took out some delicious candies.
This caused Taro Umekawa to burst into cheerful laughter.

That night, the family of three lay on the tatami.

Yukiko waited for her son's breathing to become even before approaching her husband.

"Ichiro, how did you survive for so long?"

After a long time, Ichiro Umekawa told the whole story.

Yukiko was extremely surprised, it turned out that her husband and his men were betrayed by the Shenling Navy!
It turns out that being a prisoner means you can have enough food and clothing, be given clothes, and bring gifts when you return.

She sighed: "The King of China is such a kind-hearted person..."

Umekawa Ichiro said: "Every Chinese household can be allocated 100 mu of land...

Farmers only pay 10% of their harvest, and can earn 50 or 60 cents a day by working in the city..."

Yukiko sighed as if she was listening to a myth:
"The Chinese are so lucky! If only our generals were as wise as us..."

Umekawa Ichiro's heart moved, and he asked tentatively:

"If we lived in China, would you be willing?"

Yukiko said without hesitation: "If it's as good as you say, I'm definitely willing!"

Ichiro Umekawa nodded silently and made up his mind.

Nothing happened that night. When he woke up in the morning, Ichiro Umekawa left home and headed straight for Edo Castle.

He heard it on the boat coming back.
The ambassador of the Chinese Empire also came to Edo to set up a permanent embassy.

Of course, as a reciprocal, the shogunate would also set up an embassy in Incheon.

No matter what, China is strong and Japan is weak, and equal exchanges between them will not harm the shogunate.

What's more, with the war approaching, the shogunate did not dare to offend China.

Thanks to Abe Shigetsugu's coordination, the Chinese Embassy quickly obtained the general's approval.

A large compound near Nijo Castle was specially allocated as the Chinese Embassy.

Therefore, Ichiro Umekawa found the Chinese official residence without much effort.

As one of the first embassy staff stationed in Edo, Min Lianghao was transferred to Edo as a reception officer.

Umekawa Ichiro said to Min Lianghao:
"My name is Ichiro Umekawa. I have participated in the internal security special training class. Now I have a request..."

Min Lianghao didn't quite understand, but he was very smart.
Ichiro Umekawa was immediately brought into the inner room and contacted by the military attaché of the Chinese Internal Guard.

In just a moment, Ichiro Umekawa left the Chinese Embassy and ran back to the village.

Fortunately, Yukiko is fine at home today.

Ichiro Umekawa suppressed his excitement, pulled his wife into the inner room, and whispered to her.

Yukiko's eyes widened in surprise, "Ichiro, is this true?!"

Umekawa Ichiro nodded solemnly:

"Really! I've arranged everything! Tomorrow morning, our whole family will go into the city!"

Yukiko was surprised and happy, but she looked at the house and asked:
"Ichiro, what about our home?"

Ichiro Umekawa said:
"It doesn't matter. When you come to China, you can have everything!"

Seeing that his wife was still a little nervous, he said:
"Don't worry, for Taro's future, everything is worth it!"

Yukiko nodded, then sighed.

She knew very well that her husband was very sad about this place.

Because I feel guilty towards Umekawa Ichiro,
Yukiko had no choice but to agree to her husband's request and move her family to China.

A long day passed, and at dawn on the third day,

Ichiro Umekawa carried his son and took Yukiko with him, left the village and headed for Edo Castle.

Inside the Chinese Embassy, ​​Min Lianghao processed employment agreements for Yukiko and Umekawa Taro.

Min Lianghao said: "Mr. Meichuan, from now on,
Your son and his wife are under the protection of the Chinese Embassy, ​​no one can hurt them!

In two days, the embassy will have a ship returning to Incheon, and we will arrange for them to board the ship then!"

Umekawa Ichiro and Yukiko bowed together.

"Thank you Liang Hao-kun for your help!"

Min Lianghao smiled and said, "You're welcome!"

Ichiro Umekawa stayed in the embassy until dusk, then said goodbye to his wife and children and rushed to the military camp.

You must report to the military camp tonight, otherwise you will violate military regulations and your family will be demoted to slaves.

Just as he stepped into the military camp, Murakao rushed out.

"Umekawa Ichiro! Where are your wife and children?!" (End of this chapter)